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Columbia Livestock Center (UPI) Market Report

Multi-state · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 12, 2025

323 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $324.75/cwt +33.58 vs last sale · ≈ $2,897/hd at 892 lb · 60 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $339.52/cwt ≈ $2,231/hd at 657 lb · 33 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $361.00/cwt ≈ $1,996/hd at 553 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 323 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–275 271 4 450.00–460.00 $455.07 $1,233 —
322 322 3 440.00 $440.00 $1,417 —
373 value added 373 15 507.00 $507.00 $1,891 —
445 value added 445 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,869 —
585 585 2 367.00 $367.00 $2,147 +2.80
652 value added 652 12 344.00 $344.00 $2,243 +1.77
705 705 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,186 -4.45
790 790 2 315.00 $315.00 $2,488 +20.00
892 value added 892 60 324.75 $324.75 $2,897 —
910–923 920 4 280.00–290.00 $287.53 $2,645 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–480 468 6 375.00–380.00 $379.14 $1,774 —
548 548 6 352.00 $352.00 $1,929 —
553 553 22 361.00 $361.00 $1,996 —
652–671 657 33 332.00–342.00 $339.52 $2,231 —
743 743 16 325.00 $325.00 $2,415 —
840 840 5 316.00 $316.00 $2,654 —
939 939 4 301.00 $301.00 $2,826 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–240 238 2 405.00–435.00 $420.16 $1,000 -39.84
550 550 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,650 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,344 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 405.00 $405.00 $932 -47.30
412 412 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,442 -13.96
479–482 480 9 350.00–355.00 $352.77 $1,693 +2.77
508 508 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,676 +25.80
527–546 value added 540 10 344.00–347.00 $346.12 $1,869 +4.12
605 605 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,815 +0.57
716 value added 716 12 319.00 $319.00 $2,284 —
740 740 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,850 -25.00
747 747 3 300.00 $300.00 $2,241 +25.00
780 780 2 300.00 $300.00 $2,340 —
920 920 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,438 —
965 965 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,606 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 2 342.00 $342.00 $1,522 —
503 503 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,610 —
559 559 5 317.00 $317.00 $1,772 —
685 685 2 311.00 $311.00 $2,130 —
738 738 2 312.00 $312.00 $2,303 —
933 933 3 283.00 $283.00 $2,640 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
299 299 5 372.00 $372.00 $1,112 —
465–485 475 2 290.00–330.00 $309.58 $1,471 +12.08
540 540 1 302.00 $302.00 $1,631 +16.78
595 595 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,696 +19.30

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–368 365 4 400.00–415.00 $408.79 $1,492 +0.48
420 420 8 386.00 $386.00 $1,621 +2.46
555–580 568 2 335.00–342.00 $338.42 $1,922 -13.58
620–625 622 3 322.00–325.00 $323.99 $2,015 -4.48
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,443 +48.00
430 430 1 377.00 $377.00 $1,621 —
450–490 463 3 315.00–345.00 $334.42 $1,548 -5.58
510–520 513 4 330.00–332.00 $331.49 $1,701 +19.44
660–690 675 2 272.00–282.00 $276.89 $1,869 -7.07

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1435 1212 80-85% 8 132.00–141.00 $137.27 $1,664 —
1300 1300 80-85% 1 158.00 $158.00 $2,054 —
1370–1395 1385 80-85% 3 144.00–149.00 $147.32 $2,040 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1690 1502 75-80% 3 140.00–142.00 $141.08 $2,119 —
1480–1595 1554 75-80% 5 146.00–155.00 $149.23 $2,319 -2.80
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1060 1002 85-90% 3 103.00–115.00 $111.11 $1,113 +2.98

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1535 1535 1 175.00 $175.00 $2,686 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1400 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,275.00 $3,275.00 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.